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Medicine

  • Research Briefing

    Early medical abortion at home during and after the pandemic

    Wednesday, 19 February, 2025

    This briefing looks at how access to early medical abortion changed during and after the pandemic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Medical use of cannabis

    Wednesday, 29 January, 2025

    Cannabis is a controlled drug in the UK. Cannabis-based medicines can be prescribed by specialist doctors, but few such medicines have product licences.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on innovation in the field of rare retinal disease

    Wednesday, 22 January, 2025

    A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall for 3pm on 23 January on innovation in the field of rare retinal disease. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Jim Shannon MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Treatment of lobular breast cancer

    Friday, 06 December, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate on the treatment of lobular breast cancer is scheduled for Tuesday 10 December 2024 at 2.30pm. The debate will be led by Helen Hayes MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on pelvic mesh and the Cumberlege review

    Wednesday, 04 December, 2024

    A general debate has been scheduled in the Commons Chamber for 5 December on pelvic mesh and the Cumberlege review. The subject of this debate was chosen by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Chris Vince MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Misuse of drugs: regulation and enforcement

    Monday, 02 December, 2024

    Current UK legislation to control drugs, the enforcement of drug laws and calls for reform to the classification of drugs in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Health
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Developments in dementia treatments

    Wednesday, 06 November, 2024

    This briefing focuses on two disease-modifying dementia drugs that are currently being appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): lecanemab and donanemab

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on the potential merits of a cancer strategy for England

    Thursday, 24 October, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 31 October on the potential merits of a cancer strategy for England. The debate will be opened by Clive Jones MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Infected Blood Inquiry: compensation

    Tuesday, 24 September, 2024

    The Infected Blood Public Inquiry recommended that the government should set up a compensation scheme for those infected and affected by contaminated blood, blood products and tissue. The government accepted this recommendation and made regulations to establish the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme in August 2024.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Insight

    “Netflix” for antimicrobials: The Antimicrobial Products Subscription Model

    Wednesday, 18 September, 2024

    The NHS will pay a subscription fee to pharmaceutical companies, which will give it access to new antimicrobial drugs for drug-resistant infections.

    • Insight
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Hormone pregnancy tests

    Thursday, 15 August, 2024

    Pregnancy tests that involved taking tablets containing hormones were used from the late 1950s until the 1970s in the UK. The use of these medicines has been linked to birth abnormalities but the evidence is disputed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Inequalities in dementia services

    Tuesday, 14 May, 2024

    There will be a general debate on inequalities in dementia services at 12:30 on Thursday 16 May 2024. This debate will take place in Westminster Hall and be led by Debbie Abrahams MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Global health agencies and vaccine-preventable deaths

    Wednesday, 08 May, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate on global health agencies and vaccine-preventable deaths is scheduled for Thursday 9 May 2024, from 12:30-2:00pm. The debate will be led by Virendra Sharma MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • International development
    • International organisations
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    General Debate: Glaucoma and community optometry

    Monday, 29 April, 2024

    There will be a Westminster Hall debate on glaucoma and community optometry at 9:30 on Tuesday 30 April 2024. This debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on the Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths

    Monday, 15 April, 2024

    A general debate on the Covid-19 pandemic response and trends in excess deaths has been scheduled for 18 April in the Commons Chamber. The debate will be opened by Andrew Bridgen MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Diseases
    • Medicine

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